Lanchester Motor Company in England, was founded by Frederick Lanchester and produced cars from 1895 to 1955.
They were located at Birmingham, England.
The first car was the Lanchester Five which used a 1311 cc single cylinder air cooled engine.
In 1904, in spite of a full order book, the company ran out of money and receivers were called in. The company was re-organised and registered as the Lanchester Motor Company later that year.
During World War One, the company made artillery shells and some aircraft engines but some vehicle production continued with the Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Cars built on the Lanchester 38hp chassis for use by the Royal Naval Air Service on the Western Front.
In 1931, BSA took control of Lanchester.
The last model produced was the Sprite, although only prototypes were produced.
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